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CHAPTER33

Ryder

“Ryder?”

I rushed downstairs, sensing the urgency in Justin’s tone. “What is it?” I asked. “Did you guys find out anything?”

“No,” Justin replied. “But there’s someone here to see you.”

Frowning, I looked towards the door and saw the tall, willowy waitress that I’d spoken to the other day. She was dressed less conspicuously today. She was wearing jeans and an oversized shirt, and I noticed there was a hat in her hand too.

“What are you doing here?” I asked.

“I asked around and found out where you lived,” she replied. “You came to my bar asking questioning about someone named Walter Black?”

“Yes?”

“Well… I came across some information and… I knew I needed to tell you.”

“What have you found out?” I asked urgently.

She took a step into the house and looked around wearily. Apart from me, Justin, Lonny, and Bones were the only ones in the living room, but she looked distinctly uncomfortable, and I knew that she hadn’t wanted to involve herself in all this, but her conscience hadn’t been able to keep her away.

“Last night… two guys came into the bar,” she said. “They were dressed normally, and they weren’t wearing MC jackets or anything… but I’ve lived in this town long enough to recognize an MC member when I see one. They’d never come in before, and I think they were just trying to avoid being seen. They were talking about a woman being held captive… they said she was being locked in a room and that someone called Ghost was going to make her regret the day she left him.”

I leaned in. “What else did they say?”

“One of the guys mentioned a Walter Black, and I knew it had to be the same one you had told me about… I think it’s an alias though.”

“It is,” I nodded impatiently.

“From what I heard both men seem to feel that this guy… Walter Black is deranged. They were only concerned with getting out of town…”

“They were planning to leave?”

“In a few days,” she nodded. “I wanted to tell you before they left… They didn’t mention where Walter Black was keeping this woman. But if you were to track them down before they left town…”

“We can find Abby,” I finished the sentence.

She nodded. “I’ve been in an abusive relationship myself. I wasn’t about to sit on that information.”

“Can you tell me anything about the two men that came in last night?”

“I heard both their names… Bryan and Clint. They both looked like they were in their early thirties. Bryan has a scar on his left cheek, tattoos down his right arm and he was missing a tooth. Clint was blue-eyed and blond… he had a beard and a tattoo on his neck that looked like some sort of bird.”

“They must be Knights,” Justin piped up. “Who else could they be?”

“Of course they’re Knights,” Lonny nodded. “I recognize the descriptions.”

“You do?” I asked optimistically.

“Particularly the one with the scar on his face,” Lonny replied. “He was part of the group that came here to abduct Abby.”

“Can you give us anything more?” I asked, clenching my jaw as I turned back to her.

“That’s all I know,” she replied. “I should be going.”

I walked her out of the house and towards the gate. She didn’t make eye contact with me, nor did she attempt conversation. She just seemed keen to get out as fast as she could. Just before she left, she turned to me.

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